Aborigine Collection

British Empire world map, 19th century
British Empire world map. This world map shows the 19th-century British Empire (pink) and its indigenous peoples. Five illustrations (clockwise from upper left) show the people of Australia

Captain James Cook taking possession of New South Wales in the name of the British Crown, 1770. James Cook (1728-1779), English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, made three voyages of discovery

Portrait of an Aboriginal man, named Bennelong
Drawing 41 from the Watling Collection titled Native name Ben-nel-long, as painted when angry after Botany Bay Colebee was wounded by Port Jackson Painter, c. 1790

Traditional hand painted colourful didgeridoos, Australia

Truganini, last surviving female Tasmanian Aboiginal
Truganini (Truganina, Trugernanner or Lalla Rooke, c1812-1876), the last surviving Tasmanian Aboiginal or Palawa woman. 1866

Antique map of Victoria or Port Phillip in Australia with vignettes

Picture No. 10766504
Primitive Aboriginal Rock Painting about 20 000 years b.p. Date:

Picture No. 10766707
Australia - aboriginal rock painting of Kangaroos Date:

Dancing figures at Nourlangie Rock, aboriginal shelter and rock art site in Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Dampier Shown Boomerang
William Dampier is shown a boomerang by an aborigine

Antique map of South Australia with vignettes

Glenelg, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Glenelg, 1901. Glenelg, a suburb of Adelaide on Holdfast Bay in Gulf St Vincent, established 1836, the oldest European settlement on mainland South Australia

Picture No. 10864327
Australian Aboriginal rock art Date:

Picture No. 10864324
Aboriginal art Bigge Island. Date:

Pomfret illustration
One of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert

Affray of rival Aboriginal tribes, three miles from Brisbane in New South Wales, Australia. The Illustrated London News notes with undisguised disgust

Arunta tribesmen of central Australia preparing a new corroboree, 1922. Artist: Baldwin Spencer
Arunta tribesmen of central Australia preparing a new corroboree, 1922. For indigenous Australians, the corroboree comes closest to a modern concept of theatre

Truganina, the last Tasmanian woman, from The History of Mankind, Vol. 1, by Prof
BAL126196 Truganina, the last Tasmanian woman, from The History of Mankind, Vol.1, by Prof. Friedrich Ratzel, 1896 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English

Fern Tree Valley, near Hobart, Tasmania
View of Fern Tree Valley near Hobart, Tasmania, showing a river and waterfall in a tropical landscape. 1870

Australia - Aboriginal rock painting, Emeu. Christmas caves, Alligator River Region, Northern Territory, Australia
JPF-2233 Australia - Aboriginal rock painting, Emu. Christmas caves, Alligator River Region, Northern Territory, Australia Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Australia, Queensland, Laura. Indigenous dancers performing at the Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival

A Waddy Fight, from Australian Pictures by Howard Willoughby, published
KW330033 A Waddy Fight, from Australian Pictures by Howard Willoughby, published by the Religious Tract Society, London, 1886 (litho) by English School

William Lanney, the last Tasmanian, from The History of Mankind, Vol. 1, by Prof
BAL126195 William Lanney, the last Tasmanian, from The History of Mankind, Vol.1, by Prof. Friedrich Ratzel, 1896 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English

Aboriginal painting, Kakadu, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

The Different Human Races, from Natural History of the Animal Kingdom
CHT164094 The Different Human Races, from Natural History of the Animal Kingdom by Gotthelf Heinrich von Schubert (1780-1860), 1861 (colour engraving) by German School

Tools of the Australian aborigines
Tools and weapons of the Australian aborigines. Drinking vessel made of dulse leaf 1, stone knife 2, basket for shells 3, basket 4, shell necklace 5, spears 6-9, wooden sword 10, 12, shield 13

Aboriginal medicine man of the Worgaia, Central Australia. Date: 1922

Australian Aboriginal wife in charge of her husbands arms - autochrome, 1889
LSE4085461 Australian Aboriginal wife in charge of her husbands arms - autochrome, 1889 by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Group of Aboriginal People, Lake Tyers, Victoria, Australia, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Group of Aboriginal People, Lake Tyers, Victoria, Australia, 1901. Lake Tyers Mission was established in 1863 on the shore of Lake Tyers in Victorias Gippsland region following decades of conflict

Western Australia - Aborigine Elders ready for a Corroboree
Western Australia, Australia - Five Australian Aborigine Elders ready for a Corroboree (an an Australian Aboriginal dance ceremony which may take the form of a sacred ritual or an informal gathering)

Casket presented to the Princess of Wales by the ladies of New South Wales, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Casket presented to the Princess of Wales by the ladies of New South Wales, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Hetzen, published in the Sydney Morning Herald, of a...beautiful casket

Portrait of Lalla Rookh (or Truganini or Trucanini) (1812-1876) last Aboriginal woman in Tasmania
NWI4878583 Portrait of Lalla Rookh (or Truganini or Trucanini) (1812-1876) last Aboriginal woman in Tasmania. 19th century engraving Lalla Rookh, the last Tasmanian aborigine, who died in 1876

A group of indigenous Palawa from Tasmania, Australia, fishing in a river
FLO4636107 A group of indigenous Palawa from Tasmania, Australia, fishing in a river. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et

Palawa Aboriginal couple from Tasmania (Australia), with scarification bodies
FLO4636103 Palawa Aboriginal couple from Tasmania (Australia), with scarification bodies. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et

Anthropology: representation of an old Arunta (Aboriginal of Australia). Plate taken from the end of the 19th century
JAB5037181 Anthropology: representation of an old Arunta (Aboriginal of Australia). Plate taken from the end of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Anthropology)

Primitive dwellings: Australian Aboriginal shelter. Late 19th century chromolithography
JAB5037126 Primitive dwellings: Australian Aboriginal shelter. Late 19th century chromolithography.; (add.info.: Primitive dwellings: Australian Aboriginal shelter)

Mourning custom of a Northern tribe of central Australia, c.1913 (b/w photo)
3033729 Mourning custom of a Northern tribe of central Australia, c.1913 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Widows of a recently deceased man would cut off their hair)

Erebus and Terror in New Zealand, August 1841, c.1847 (oil on canvas)
7295296 Erebus and Terror in New Zealand, August 1841, c.1847 (oil on canvas) by Carmichael, John Wilson (1800-68); 122.7x183.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Anthropology: traditional costume of the Aboriginal people of Australia. Chromolithography of the beginning of the 20th
FGL5475395 Anthropology: traditional costume of the Aboriginal people of Australia. Chromolithography of the beginning of the 20th century; Fototeca Gilardi

Maoris in a war canoe in front of a pa on an arched rock in New Zealand. The fortified village or pa is atop
FLO4624432 Maoris in a war canoe in front of a pa on an arched rock in New Zealand. The fortified village or pa is atop the perforated rock at Tolaga

Tools and weapons of the Australian aborigines. Drinking vessel made of dulse leaf 1, stone knife 2
FLO4624346 Tools and weapons of the Australian aborigines. Drinking vessel made of dulse leaf 1, stone knife 2, basket for shells 3, basket 4, shell necklace 5, spears 6-9, wooden sword 10, 12

Trukanini, the last female Tasmanian aborigine
3522739 Trukanini, the last female Tasmanian aborigine; (add.info.: Trukanini, the last native female Tasmanian aborigine who died in 1876.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Aboriginals of King George Sound (Albany, South West Australia). Men in cloak and loincloth. Copied from d'Urville
FLO4688518 Aboriginals of King George Sound (Albany, South West Australia). Men in cloak and loincloth. Copied from d'Urville. Handcoloured lithograph by J

A Head Hunter of Malita island, 1911-13 (b/w photo)
7295664 A Head Hunter of Malita island, 1911-13 (b/w photo); 29.8x22.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: HMS Sealark (1898) ex Investigator, ex Consuelo, ex Vagus, ex Wanderer

Onga Ragga, Aboriginal from TASMANIA, Australia. Engraving 1868
JAB4122012 Onga Ragga, Aboriginal from TASMANIA, Australia. Engraving 1868; (add.info.: Onga Ragga, Aboriginal from TASMANIA, Australia. Engraving 1868); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

An avenging expedition by a northern tribe of Central Australia. The men danced just before leaving to take vengeance
3033725 An avenging expedition by a northern tribe of Central Australia. The men danced just before leaving to take vengeance on another group of natives for the death of a relative

"A Savage of Botany Bay." Australian aborigine, naked, with beard and afro, decorated with tattoos
5856478 "A Savage of Botany Bay." Australian aborigine, naked, with beard and afro, decorated with tattoos, carrying a stick.; (add.info)

Ceremony of the Gna Lung, tooth extraction in the aboriginal peoples of Australia
JAB4121363 Ceremony of the Gna Lung, tooth extraction in the aboriginal peoples of Australia.; (add.info.: Ceremony of the Gna Lung)

Aboriginal burning fire by friction of wood pieces, Australia, 19th century. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4879497 Aboriginal burning fire by friction of wood pieces, Australia, 19th century. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Aboriginal burning fire by friction of wood pieces)

William Lanne, the last male Tasmanian aborigine
3522740 William Lanne, the last male Tasmanian aborigine; (add.info.: King Billy or William Lanne, the last male Tasmanian aborigine who died in 1869.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Aboriginal people from Australia in a canoe, rowing on a river, while others hunt on the shore
FLO4636038 Aboriginal people from Australia in a canoe, rowing on a river, while others hunt on the shore. Lithography for the book

Aborigines of Australia, a warrior with a body covered in scarifications and a woman with a fur cape
FLO4636035 Aborigines of Australia, a warrior with a body covered in scarifications and a woman with a fur cape. Lithography for the book

Inside a Maori fortified village or pa (Hippah), New Zealand. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Andrea Bernieri
FLO4624386 Inside a Maori fortified village or pa (Hippah), New Zealand. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Andrea Bernieri after John Webber from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

An aboriginal canoe coming to meet the schooner Tom Tough, August 28, 1855
MMM5460253 An aboriginal canoe coming to meet the schooner Tom Tough, August 28, 1855, during the British expedition in the Gulf of Carpentaria (Australia); National Maritime Museum, London

A family of aboriginal australians in traditional house Engraving from "The Peoples of the Land" by ch Delon
ELD4842251 A family of aboriginal australians in traditional house Engraving from "The Peoples of the Land" by ch Delon

Maori tools and weapons with elaborate carving: axe, fish knife, and box. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso
FLO4624395 Maori tools and weapons with elaborate carving: axe, fish knife, and box. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Australian aborigines with body painting and scarification. Woman Worogan from Sydney area
FLO4624361 Australian aborigines with body painting and scarification. Woman Worogan from Sydney area, man with body painting Y-Erran-Gou-La-Ga, and head of man with moustache

Aborigine huts and village in West Australia (Eendacht's land). Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Andrea
FLO4624357 Aborigine huts and village in West Australia (Eendacht's land). Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Aborigines of AUSTRALIA. Engraving 1868
JAB4122011 Aborigines of AUSTRALIA. Engraving 1868; (add.info.: Aborigines of AUSTRALIA, Engraving 1868); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

The Corroboree (b/w photo)
8644659 The Corroboree (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Corroboree)

Aboriginal hunters using a boomerang and a thruster (atlatl) in Australia's forest, 19th century
NWI4879467 Aboriginal hunters using a boomerang and a thruster (atlatl) in Australia's forest, 19th century. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Australian Aborigines with body painted with clay and coal, and with ritual scarifications
FLO4635985 Australian Aborigines with body painted with clay and coal, and with ritual scarifications. Lithography for the book

Aboriginal cave painting of a Wandjina, Mt Elizabeth Station, Kimberley, Western Australia, c.2000 BC
546269 Aboriginal cave painting of a Wandjina, Mt Elizabeth Station, Kimberley, Western Australia, c.2000 BC; (add.info.: Cloud and rain spirits, rock art from around 2000 BC)

Victoria, Australia, from "Illustrated Atlas of the World", pub. by Tallis & Co. 1849-53
BAL67427 Victoria, Australia, from "Illustrated Atlas of the World", pub. by Tallis & Co. 1849-53; Private Collection

Colonization: discovery of the establishment of Port Jackson (Port Jackson), 18th century (aquatint)
MMM5457612 Colonization: discovery of the establishment of Port Jackson (Port Jackson), 18th century (aquatint); National Maritime Museum, London

An Australian Aboriginal in full war paint, after a work by J. Macfarlane, from a contemporary print, c. 1935; Artwork
An Australian Aboriginal in full war paint, after a work by J. Macfarlane, from a contemporary print, c.1935; Artwork

Maori tools and weapons with elaborate carving: axe, fish knife, and box. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Maori war canoe in front of a pa on a rock
Maoris in a war canoe in front of a pa on an arched rock in New Zealand. The fortified village or pa is atop the perforated rock at Tolaga

Australian aborigines with body painting and scarification. Woman Worogan from Sydney area, man with body painting Y-Erran-Gou-La-Ga, and head of man with moustache

Aboriginal Warramunga man, Northern Territory, Australia
Aboriginal Warramunga (Warumungu) man, Northern Territory, Australia. Seen here in profile, with his nostrils broken under the weight of a large wooden spike. Date: 1922

Indigenous People of West Australia, 1901. Creator: Unknown
1901. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Australian Aborigines hunting Kangaroo with boomerangs
Australian Aboriginals hunting Kangaroo with boomerangs and young Aboriginal children swinging on ropes tied to a tree. Date: circa 1903

Maori village in New Zealand, 1800s
Maori fortified village, or pah, in Taranaki, New Zealand, mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Australian corobboree at Coollaminga; A ride across the frontier of Victoria, 1875. Creator: Philip A. Eagle
Australian corobboree at Coollaminga; A ride across the frontier of Victoria, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Old Australian and his "Gin."; Incidents of Bush Life in Queensland, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Old Australian and his "Gin."; Incidents of Bush Life in Queensland, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Sketches in Australia - Mode of Climbing a Tree, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in Australia - Mode of Climbing a Tree, 1857. Traditional Aboriginal skills. The native, having eyed well the inclination of the tree

Sketches in Southern Australia - River Fall in the interior, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in Southern Australia - River Fall in the interior, 1857. View of...a specimen of the romantic river scenery of the interior of Australia; the cataract

Sketches in Southern Australia - the Dead Emu, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in Southern Australia - the Dead Emu, 1857. The taking of the Emu is a favourite sport of the aborigines: the emu is caught in very large nets, twenty yards long and five feet high

Sketches in Western Australia - Culham, in the Upper Valley of the Swan, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in Western Australia - Culham, in the Upper Valley of the Swan, 1857. The upper valleys of the Swan and its tributaries are studded with thriving farms and settlements

Aborigines of Western Australia, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Aborigines of Western Australia, 1857. As the aboriginal tribes...disappear before the march of civilisation, it may be interesting to chronicle...a few of their peculiarities

"The Great Geological Wonder" of New South Wales, 1854. Creator: Unknown
"The Great Geological Wonder" of New South Wales, 1854. Unusual rock formation in Australia. The moon has lent her mystic influence to the scene

Melbourne, the Capital of Port Phillip, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Melbourne, the Capital of Port Phillip, 1850. In the foreground...are some specimens of the vegetation of the country; with a native wigwam, bundles of spears

Aboriginal Australians - old and young man, daguerreotyped in Port Phillip by Mr. Kilburn, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Aboriginal Australians - old and young man, daguerreotyped in Port Phillip by Mr. Kilburn, 1850. It appears that Mr. Kilburn, the brother of the eminent Photographer, of Regent-street

Lubra, a young Australian Woman, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Lubra, a young Australian Woman, 1850. Portrait of...a young woman, with her hunting spear. They tattoo themselves only to a limited extent...They wear sheep-skins, with the wool next the skin

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In the 19th century, the British Empire's world map expanded to include Australia, a land rich in culture and history. Among its vibrant traditions were the aborigines, who adorned their surroundings with hand-painted colourful didgeridoos. Picture No. 10766707 captures their artistic prowess beautifully. An antique map of Victoria or Port Phillip (Picture No. 10766504) showcases vignettes that depict scenes from this region's Aboriginal heritage. One can almost imagine dancing figures at Nourlangie Rock, an aboriginal shelter and rock art site nestled within Kakadu National Park. The Dampier Shown Boomerang serves as a testament to the ingenuity of these indigenous people, who crafted tools for survival in harmony with nature, and is a symbol of resilience and resourcefulness. Captain James Cook's historic act of taking possession of New South Wales on behalf of the British Crown in 1770 forever altered the course of Australian history. This event marked a turning point for both colonizers and indigenous populations alike. Another antique map reveals glimpses into South Australia's past through captivating vignettes that pay homage to Aboriginal culture and customs. In Sydney, an Aboriginal Flag Mural stands tall as a powerful reminder of unity and pride among Indigenous Australians. It represents their struggle for recognition and equality throughout history. Truganini remains etched in our collective memory as the last surviving female Tasmanian aborigine—a poignant reminder of loss but also resilience amidst adversity. Australia's Northern Territory holds treasures like Arnhem Land near Mount Borradaile—home to awe-inspiring Aboriginal rock art showcased prominently in Major Art exhibitions—an enduring testament to ancient storytelling traditions passed down through generations. Through these hints from different eras, we catch glimpses into the rich tapestry woven by Australia's original inhabitants—the aborigines—who have left an indelible mark on this vast continent’s history and culture.